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Gymnasts produce record score

Luverne senior Danielle Cook lunges toward the vault during Saturday’s home gymnastics meet against New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva. Cook placed second in the event with a score of 8.95 points to help the Cardinals post a 129.25-122.3 win over the Panthers.

By John Rittenhouse
The Luverne-Hills-Beaver Creek gymnastics team turned in a pair of record-setting performances during a three-meet week.

After dropping an 8.75-point Southwest Conference decision in Marshall Thursday, the Cardinals broke the old school scoring record of 127.35 points established Feb. 8, 2002, during a pair of home meets Saturday and Monday.

The Cardinals scored 129.25 points during a 6.95-point victory over New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Saturday. The new record lasted two days as L-H-BC compiled 130.275 points during a 27.675-point win over St. James Monday.

L-H-BC, which has won two consecutive meets for the first time this season, takes a 4-7 record into road meets against Redwood Valley and Martin County West tonight and Friday respectively.

L-H-BC 130.275,
SJ 102.6
Records fell on two fronts during Monday’s 27.675-point home win over the Saints.

As well as establishing a scoring record as a team, Callen Bosshart set an individual school record in the all-around competition.

Bosshart, who won the all-around title, compiled 33.875 points in the meet. Her effort surpassed the old school record of 33.5 points in all-around competiton.

Bosshart placed second on the bars (8.3) and won the beam (8.1), floor (8.45) and vault (9.025) crowns.

Amanda Dooyema helped the Cardinals sweep the individual events by taking top honors on the bars with an 8.6 effort. Dooyema also placed second on the beam with a 7.8.

Brittany Mulder and Morgan Bosshart, who finished second and third in the all-around competition with 32- and 30.3-point efforts, turned in strong performances.

Mulder tied for second place on the vault with teammate Danielle Cook with 8.85 tallies. She placed third on the beam (7.7), and tied for third place on the floor (8.2).

Morgan Bosshart placed fourth on the vault (8.75) and bars (7.3).

Along with tying for second place on the vault, Cook placed second on the floor (8.3) and third on the bars (7.65).

Brittany Boeve helped the team’s cause by placing fourth on the beam with a 6.3.

Individual results
Bars: Dooyema, 8.6; C..Bosshart, 8.3; Cook, 7.65; M.Bosshart, 7.3; Mulder, 7.25.
Beam: C.Bosshart, 8.1; Dooyema, 7.8; Mulder, 7.7; Boeve, 6.3; M.Bosshart, 6.2.
Floor: C.Bosshart, 8.45; Cook, 8.3; Mulder, 8.2; Dooyema, 8.1; M.Bosshart, 8.05.
Vault: C.Bosshart, 9.025; Cook, 8.85; Mulder, 8.85; M.Bosshart, 8..75; Boeve, 8.675.

L-H-BC 129.25,
NR-H-E-G 122.3
The Cards turned in their first record-setting performance of the week during Saturday’s 6.95-point home win over the Panthers Saturday.

Callen Bosshart set the stage for victory by winning the all-around (33.4), bars (8.15) and vault (9.0) titles.

Bosshart also was involved in a three-way tie for second place on the beam with teammates Dooyema and Mulder (7.55 points), and she placed second on the floor with an 8.7.

Dooyema placed second on the bars with an 8.1, and Cook was second on the floor (8.35) and vault (8.95).

Boeve recorded an 8.65 to place fourth on the vault.

Individual scores
Bars: C.Bosshart, 8.15; Dooyema, 8.1; Cook, 7.75; M.Bosshart, 7.65; Mulder, 7.225.
Beam: C.Bosshart, 7.55; Dooyema, 7.55; Mulder, 7.55; Boeve, 6.75; M.Bosshart, 5.65.
Floor: C.Bosshart, 8.7; Cook, 8.35; Dooyema, 8.1; M.Bosshart, 7.85; Mulder, 7.75.
Vault: C.Bosshart, 9.0; Cook, 8.95; Boeve, 8.65; M.Bosshart, 8.6; Mulder, 8.6.

Marshall 134.95,
L-H-BC 126.2
The Cardinal girls opened their busy week by dropping an 8.75-point decision to the Tigers in Marshall Thursday.

Marshall’s Gretta Blom and Jessica Dolan carried their team to victory by winning two individual events each.

Blom, the all-around champion with 36.275 counters, took top honors on the floor (9.05) and bars (9.25). Dolan won the vault (9.35) and bar (9.25) titles.

Three Cardinals placed third in individual events.

Dooyema recorded a 7.95 on the bars, Cook 8.8 on the vault and Callen Bosshart 8.0 on the floor.

Individual results
Bars: Dooyema, 7.95; C.Bosshart, 7.9; Morgan Bosshart, 7.65; Cook, 7.6; Brittany Mulder 7.65.
Vault: Cook, 8.8; C.Bosshart, 8.6; Mulder, 8.55; M.Bosshart, 8.5; Brittany Boeve, 8.25.
Beam: Dooyema, 7.85; Mulder, 7.65; C.Bosshart, 7.6; Boeve, 7.2; M.Bosshart, 6.35.
Floor: C.Bosshart, 8.0; Cook, 7.85; Dooyema, 7.35; M.Bosshart, 7.15; Mulder, 6.85.

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